- Sustainability
Validate the potential of your waste and optimise your biogas and biomethane process
Anaerobic digestion tests to reduce risks before investing, scaling up or introducing changes to a plant
Market need
Biogas production depends on the characteristics and variability of the waste, the mixtures used, the operating conditions and the stability of the process.
Before designing a facility, incorporating a new substrate or modifying an existing plant, it is essential to have reliable experimental data to reduce uncertainty, anticipate limitations and support technical and investment decisions.
At AINIA, we add value
At AINIA, we carry out anaerobic digestion tests at different scales, from waste characterisation and the determination of biogas and biomethane potential through BMP tests to semi-continuous studies and pilot-scale validations. We evaluate waste and mixtures, biogas production and composition, kinetics, inhibition, pretreatments and operating conditions. The scope is adapted from an initial diagnosis to full experimental validation, with interpreted results geared towards decision-making.
Applications
- Assessment of biogas and biomethane potential through characterisation and BMP tests.
- Selection and optimisation of mixtures for co-digestion.
- Evaluation of pretreatments, additives and new process strategies.
- Identification of inhibitions, variability and limiting factors.
- Definition of operating conditions: organic loading, retention time and stability.
- Semi-continuous and pilot-scale tests under representative conditions.
- Assessment of residual biogas, digestate quality and its valorisation alternatives.
Impact and benefits
- Reduction of technical risk before investing, scaling up or modifying the process.
- Optimisation of biogas production while maintaining system stability.
- Validation of new waste materials, mixtures or strategies without compromising the industrial plant.
- Obtaining experimental data and practical recommendations for technical, operational and investment decisions.
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Pablo López
Head of Bioenergy and Biorefinery.
